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Retranchement de 90 degrés

English translation: subtracting 90 deg.

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French term or phrase:Retranchement de 90 degrés
English translation:subtracting 90 deg.
Entered by: Louisa Tchaicha

11:55 Dec 9, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / valeur de pente
French term or phrase: Retranchement de 90 degrés
Hello,

« la valeur de la pente de chacun des segments rectilignes S1 et S2 par rapport à l'axe de référence Yo est déduite de la valeur de la pente de ces segments par rapport à l'axe de référence Xo par retranchement de 90 degrés. »

Your help is very much needed :)
Thank you
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 21:46
subtracting 90 deg.
Explanation:
An alternative to mediamatrix's answer - I would consider them both to be correct. ."..relative to the reference axis X0 by subtracting 90 deg."
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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
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Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4less 90º
Jennifer Levey
4subtracting 90 deg.
Oliver Walter


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
retranchement de 90 degrés
less 90º


Explanation:
the slope .... is derived as the angle relative to the X axis less 90º

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
subtracting 90 deg.


Explanation:
An alternative to mediamatrix's answer - I would consider them both to be correct. ."..relative to the reference axis X0 by subtracting 90 deg."

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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